COLORADO STUDENTS TAKE HOME AWARDS AT THE INTEL INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR

Colorado students from around the state were among the awards winners at the 65th Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) held in Phoenix May 8 - 13, 2016. Below is a listing of the award winners and their hometowns.

The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF), the world's largest international pre-college science competition, provides an annual forum for more than 1,700 high school students from about 75 countries, regions, and territories to showcase their independent research as they compete for over $3 million annually. The Intel ISEF is the premier global science competition for students in grades 9-12. Visit the Society for Science & the Public web site http://www.societyforscience.org/isef/ for more information.

Rebecca Bloomfield, grade 11, from Colorado Springs, CO with the project entitled GASP!: Growth Advantage in Stationary Phase in Acinetobacter baylyi. Rebecca took 1st Place in Microbiology & Molecular Biology and was the 3rd Place Best Senior Division Project at CSEF.

Edwin Bodoni, grade 9, from Centennial, CO with the project entitled The Effect of Bruxism on Mercury Leakage from Amalgam Restorations.

Leighton Burt, grade 11, from Alamosa, CO with the project entitled Life Saving Locating: Developing Autonomous Avalanche Rescue, Part 2. Leighton received an Honorable Mention in Engineering at CSEF.

Matthew Radzihovsky, grade 12, from Boulder, CO with the project entitled Buffer Gas Cooling in Molecular Spectroscopy. Matthew took 2nd Place in Physics at CSEF.

Wyeth Rossi, grade 12, from Durango, CO with the project entitled Lead Remediation: Applications of Algae in Fresh Water. Wyeth took 4th Place in Environmental Sciences at CSEF.

Katelyn Salmon, grade 9, from Palmer Lake, CO with the project entitled Biodetoxification Spectrum of Symbiotaphrina kochii on Carcinogens Found in Cigarette Smoke. Katelyn took 2nd Place in Microbiology & Molecular Biology at CSEF.

Isani Singh, grade 10, from Aurora, CO for the project entitled Studying the Effects of a Missing X Chromosome on the Liver. Isani took 1st Place in Medicine & Health and was the 1st Place Best Senior Division Project at CSEF.

Joyce Xu, grade 12, from Lafayette, CO with the project entitled Predictive Modeling of Optimal Cancer Therapies. Joyce took 1st Place in Math & Computer Sciences and was the 2nd Place Best Senior Division Project at CSEF.

Sirey Zhang, grade 12, from Aurora, CO with the project entitled The Effect of Epigenetics on CD8 T-Cell Function. Sirey received an Honorable Mention in Medicine & Health at CSEF.

Grand (Place) Award Winners

Kathryn Lawrence & Katherine Younglove from Fairview High School won $5,000 (Top of Category) and $3,000 (1st Place) in the Chemistry category. Kathryn & Katherine also won the Intel Foundation Cultural and Scientific Visit to China Award.

Rebecca Bloomfield from Palmer High School won $1,000 (3rd Place) in the Microbiology category.

Joyce Xu from Fairview High School won $1,000 (3rd Place) in the Computational Biology & Bioinformatics category.

Lillie Bahrami from Boulder High School won $500 (4th Place) in the Animal Sciences category.

Trevor Jordan from Animas High School won $500 (4th Place) in the Engineering Mechanics category.

Isani Singh from Cherry Creek High School won $500 (4th Place) in the Biomedical Sciences category.

Special Award Winners

Rebecca Bloomfield won a full tuition scholarship ($150,000) to the Florida Institute of Technology.

Edwin Bodoni from Cherry Creek High School won $2,000 (1st Place) from the American Dental Association Foundation.

Trevor Jordan won $2,500 (1st Place) from the Alcoa Foundation. Trevor also won $1,000 (3rd Place) from NASA. Trevor also received an Honorable Mention from the Society of Experimental Test Pilots.

Joyce Xu won $250 (4th Place) from the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists. Joyce also won $500 (3rd Place) from the American Statistical Association.

Matthew Hileman received an Honorable Mention from the International Council on Systems Engineering.